- Source: Omukama of Tooro
Omukama wa Tooro (translates to the King of Tooro) is the official title given to the king of Tooro in Uganda.
The kingdom was founded in 1830 by Rukirabasaija Omukama Kaboyo Olimi l Amooti who was the son of Rukirabasaija Kyebambe lll Nyamutukura Amooti, the king of Bunyoro. In the 1950s, the Uganda National Congress supported the Omukama as he resisted the Central Government's efforts to "rule" Tooro as a district.
Tooro existed as an independent kingdom until 1967 when President Apollo Milton Obote banned all kingdoms in Uganda. The kingdoms were reinstated as cultural institutions in 1993.
Today, the Omukama of Tooro and the other kings play a vital role in Ugandan politics as cultural leaders and agents of peace and stability in their respective kingdoms. Tooro and Bunyoro kingdoms enjoy a close relationship.
List of Abakama ba (Kings of) Tooro
The following is a list of the Abakama of Tooro, starting around 1800 AD:
Kaboyo Olimi I, (Kasunsu Nkwanzi), c. 1830 – 1861
Kazaana Ruhaga I, c. 1861 – 1862
Nyaika Kasunga Kyebambe I, c. 1862–1863 and c. 1864–1874
Kato Rukidi I, 1863–1864
Mukabirere Olimi II, c. 1874–1876
Mukarusa Kyebambe II, c. 1876–1877
Isingoma Rukidi ll, c. 1877
Rubuubi Kyebambe III, c. 1878–1879
Kakende Nyamuyonjo, c. 1878 and 1881–1882
Katera Rujwenge, c 1878–1879 a period of Interregnum, 1880–1891; reverted to Bunyoro
Daudi Kasagama Kyebambe IV, 1891–1928
George David Kamurasi Rukidi III, 1929–1965
Patrick David Matthew Kaboyo Olimi III, 1965–1995 interrupted by the discontinuation by the Ugandan government, 1967–1993
Oyo Nyimba Kabamba Iguru Rukidi IV, 1995–present
See also
Omukama of Bunyoro
Kabaka of Buganda
Tooro Kingdom
Omukama
References
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- Omukama of Tooro
- Tooro Kingdom
- Princess Elizabeth of Tooro
- Omukama of Bunyoro
- Rukidi IV of Tooro
- Omukama
- Katera of Tooro
- Ruhaga of Tooro
- Rukidi III of Tooro
- Tooro people
